Tillage
Teagasc continues to highlight the quality of Irish grains with the organisation confirming that native cereals offer a number of key benefits
Agri-Business
90% of farms expect to have sufficient feed in place for the coming winter, according to the latest data from Teagasc.
Pig/Poultry
Pig farm incomes have stabilised in recent years after a sharp decline from 2021-2023, according to...
The price of cattle jumped by over 40% in the the 12 months to March 2025, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The value of milk grew by 16% to €4.1 billion in 2024 due to "little change in volumes", while milk prices increased by 17%, the CSO said.
Environment
A key committee that advises the European Commission has endorsed an updated "code for green labelling" for animal feed.
N.Ireland
Farm input costs in the UK have increased by an average of 44% since 2019 according to research by the AHDB.
Cereal prices were down by 31.4% in July, when compared to the same month in the previous year, according to the CSO.
Rural Life
There were "significant reductions" in key farm input prices over the 12 months to June of this year according to a new CSO report.
Beef
Alltech is encouraging Irish livestock producers to assess their feed supply and start to plan and...
Dairygold has confirmed that it has introduced a surcharge of €4/t for feed deliveries made to farms during the weekend.
Fertiliser prices were down by 25% in May when compared to the same month in the previous year, according to the CSO.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is currently inviting tenders for a feed analysis service
Fertiliser prices fell by nearly 40% over the 12 months to March 2024, according to new figures published by the CSO>
The Department of Transport has approved a temporary derogation on driving hours and rest periods for animal feed and fertiliser deliveries.
The DAFM has issued a clarification regarding the concentrate 15% crude protein limit which is set to become applicable in the coming days.
Global animal feed production remained steady in 2023 at 1.29 billion metric tonnes (BMT), a slight decrease of 2.6 million metric tons (MMT).
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has today (Friday, March 29) submitted a...
Global grain trading is facing a shake up as the BRICS+ countries start cooperating on trading commodities between themselves.
Minister Pippa Hackett announced that over 50,000 tonnes of organic feed is needed to meet requirements for next winter 2024/2025
Tirlán has confirmed today that €6 million will be paid to 4,700 farmer shareholders as part of the 2023 Trading Bonus Scheme
The cost of fertiliser dropped by over 47% in the year up to November 2023, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Milk prices decreased by over 38% in the 12 months up to October 2023, according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
